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Awesome! Digging a little deeper into the app, it looks like the Club ID (and most other things) are optional. Obviously it would be cooler if all of the matches linked up and referenced people's actual profiles, but most of this club are not PractiScore members. Emailing a link with results should suffice.

Hey all, Long-time PractiScore user but I'm investigating match management for the first time. The match I'm looking at scoring is pretty informal - we don't pre-register and pay in cash the morning of. Is it possible for me to just use PractiScore for recording scores and then share out a link to the results? Or do I need to set up a club ID and all that jazz? I know I'm doing this in the total hillbilly way but such is the club, lol. Sorry about the n00b question.

I’ve used my MecGar occasionally without issue, but I also did all Metalforms for my competition mags. The gun has literally never had a hiccup with those (which is saying something for a 1911). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can't help you there, sorry. I have to imagine that a PCC is more forgiving than, say, a Glock, though...? Update on the mag situation: I found what works best for me is a Glock brand 33-rounder with stock guts and a Henning basepad. This lets me load up 35 without too much swelling so everything feeds fine (though I do have to pull the mag out as it doesn't always drop free). I'm carrying two MagPul 21-rounders for reloads, and I start with one of those in the gun if I know that I'll need to reload around the middle of the stage as they do drop free. I also have a pair of Glock 17-rounders with generic aluminum G42 basepads (they're huge) just for Classifier use. One other question: are the barrels on these proprietary? I assume other brands of 9mm AR barrel would work since they take other handguards but figured I'd ask...

Not in my experience. I saw about a 1 power factor change shooting it in cool weather at 5600+ feet vs 95+ degrees at 1,100 ft. That was with a 3.1gr charge.

Oh man, that's a HUGE help. Thanks! That particular wrench looks like it's tough to come by, but their bigger armorer's tool has those slots built in so I might just grab one.

I did try that. It might be proprietary - I'm going to try dropping them a line. Sucker will NOT move.

I could use some barrel nut help from the AR gurus. This is technically a PCC (Freedom Ordnance FX-9) but supposedly it can use standard AR handguards. I was taking the factory one off and found this setup: Left-to-right, it's the M-Lok handguard, an inner sleeve that the guard mounts to, and I guess that slotted section is the barrel nut? The handguard screws go through the nut's slots and into the inner sleeve, which locks the guard in place (it's also keyed to the receiver). Has anyone seen a nut like that? I can't get it to budge. I can't use the barrel nut end of my armorer's tool as it doesn't have the recesses for the tool's pegs.

Sorry for the necro. I used my FX9 for the first time in USPSA tonight and really enjoyed it. However, both of my SGM mags started failing as soon as I dropped them during reloads (the feed lips opened up so much that rounds didn't strip off clean and jammed the gun). Not a huge shock, I guess. My "classifier" mag (a factory G17 mag with Henning extension) ran perfectly. Has anyone figured out a 30+ round mag configuration that feeds reliably? Maybe the Glock 33 rounder with an extension but not loaded to capacity? Also, has anyone tried the Magpul PMAG 21? I like to keep shorter mags on hand for fast reload stages and classifiers and they're about a third of the cost of a G17 mag with an extension.

Acetal rods. I've built my own moonclip holders in a few different varieties (I'm cheap) so I had them lying around. I can build a kydex "shield" for the front if anyone thinks it's warranted but I don't want to waste the effort if not.

.357 brass. No intentional barrel-tipping. However, I was shooting major loads (165 - 173.5 PF) out of a 4" gun so it probably did a fair amount of tipping on its own...

It's pretty strange that there seems to be a wide swing of experiences with this powder. I just did a test batch of .357 using 5.5 to 5.9 grains of Autocomp out of a 4" barrel revolver and my standard deviations were between 8 and 13 on all loads. I have to imagine that even a hint of position sensitivity would have yielded much higher SD's... Extreme spreads were all between 33 and 47, which is pretty typical-to-good for revolvers in my experience (since the "chambers" aren't perfectly uniform). I've also been using it in my bowling pin loads in .38 Special cases for quite a while (5.2 - 5.4gr) and have never seen the slightest issue. I do generally use magnum primers.

Hello to the vest and jacket crowd! I'm getting set up to do some IDPA matches over winter and I'm bringing my wheelgun with me. I've pored over the rulebook and think I have a decent handle on things (even if they don't always make sense... but whatever, I'll shoot .357's in order to use moons...?) but I'd like to get a read on my moonclip holders. These are the ones I'm planning on using: I essentially took the Safariland holders and added the mandated center posts per 8.6.3.C. RIP my drill bit. In your expert opinions, do I have enough coverage on the cartridges per the remainder of 8.6.3.C? The rims drop below the front of the holder, and I think that's more than 45%, but I figured I'd ask. Per the rulebook: "Moon clip carriers must either be of open top configuration that covers at least 45% of the diameter and 100% of the cartridge height when viewed from the front, and must retain the moon clip by tension and a stud that protrudes through the center of the clip, or..."

Ah... revolvers... because autoloaders simplify things too much. OP, I run WAC in a few different revo loads and have never seen the issues you're describing. You might be a little light, but it doesn't look excessive... I use: - 5.4gr WAC under a 158gr coated SWC in a .38 Special for bowling pins (my data's not great on this one, but it's around 940 FPS / 148 PF) - 5.5gr WAC under a 180gr coated RNFP in a .357 with a magnum primer for IDPA (914 FPS / 164.7 PF out of a 4" barrel) I see a few unburnt granules with the latter load but nothing anywhere close to what you're describing.

Of course! Not pictured are the three ham steaks I ate at the Casablanca. Best $8.99 I’ve ever spent! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk